District 88 and Addison Trail support the Village of Addison Sister Cities program

Top left: Addison Trail students participate in the Village of Addison Sister Cities Golf Adventure on Aug. 29, which was a fundraiser for the village’s Sister Cities student-exchange program with Triggiano, Italy. The students are (from left) juniors John Stathopoulos, Sarah Iskali, Valentina Pentrelli and Alejandra Nevarez. Top right: Pentrelli and Nevarez play miniature golf during the event. Middle row: Addison Trail Director of Guidance Kevin Redding plays miniature golf with his children, (from left) Emily, 7, Colin, 2, and Sean, 5. Bottom left: Village of Addison Mayor Rich Veenstra (right) presents Addison Trail Principal Michael Bolden with the Village of Addison Sister Cities Mayor’s Trophy. Bolden's team took home the trophy after tying for 1st place in the golf tournament. Bottom right: Bolden (third from left) is pictured with his golf team. They are (from left) Addison Trail Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher Michael Maaske, Addison Trail CTE Department Head Juliann Boudouris and Addison Trail Athletic Director Matt Thompson.

On Aug. 29, District 88 and Addison Trail staff members participated in the Village of Addison Sister Cities Golf Adventure at Links & Tees Golf Facility in Addison.

The golf outing was a fundraiser for the village’s Sister Cities program with Triggiano, Italy. Through that student-exchange program, Addison hosts students from Triggiano, and Addison Trail students travel to Italy. The Village of Addison Sister Cities Committee continues to raise funds on behalf of Addison Trail students to provide scholarships for them to go to Italy.

An Addison Trail team and a Village of Addison team tied for 1st place in the golf tournament. The Addison Trail team (comprised of Addison Trail Principal Michael Bolden, Addison Trail Athletic Director Matt Thompson, Addison Trail Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department Head Juliann Boudouris and Addison Trail CTE teacher Michael Maaske) received the Village of Addison Sister Cities Mayor’s Trophy. Steve Anichini with Culver's of Addison donated ice cream sundaes for participants.

If you are interested in joining the Village of Addison Sister Cities Committee, or for more information about the program, contact Marianne Fotopoulos with the Village of Addison at mfotopoulos@addison-il.org.